Troy township, Renville County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 325 (all rural)
Males: 177 | (54.5%) |
Females: 148 | (45.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 325 (255 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Troy township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 34.6
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.90
Troy township: | 2.9 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.30
Troy township: | $51,537 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $440 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,548 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
: | $93,548 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 2.5% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Danube (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Olivia Cemetery (1), Danube Cemetery (2), United Brethren Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Troy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 275
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 34
- South: 4
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
- One, attached: 7
- 3 or 4: 10
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Troy township with a mortgage: 26 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Food (15%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (17%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Troy township:
- German (51.1%)
- Norwegian (12.6%)
- Czech (6.8%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- Swedish (5.0%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- English (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 127 (79%)
- Carpooled: 7 (4%)
- Ferryboat: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Utility gas (3%)
98.3% of residents of Troy township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 317- In family households: 291 (71 male householders, 15 female householders)
76 spouses, 124 children (117 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (10 male householders (9 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 1 2-persons,
88 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (7 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 11.1% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 9.1% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |